Arcade galleries in Brussels

The shopping galleries in Brussels, are multiple series of covered walkways in the center of the capital city of Belgium. The galleries are pedestrian streets which shops are situated and equipped with a glass roof.

Galaries Royales Saint-Hubert

History

Most of these gallerie passages were built in the first half of the 19th century. Brussels has about 50 passages around 1850, of which a few still exist.

List of Arcade galleries in Brussels

Name Construction finished Image
Bortier Gallery 1847
Center Gallery 1952
Horta Gallery Officially designed by Victor Horta, but re-opened in 2009.
Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert 1846
Northern Passage 1882
Galleries Ravenstein 1958

References

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